“U.S. Reps. Raul Grijalva, of Arizona; Luis Gutierrez, of Illinois; and Adriano Espaillat, of New York, were among a small group of demonstrators who sat down in the street on New York’s Fifth Avenue on Tuesday and refused to move.

“The lawmakers were handcuffed and led away. Police say they were issued desk appearance tickets and released.

“The protesters were demanding that Congress pass legislation protecting thousands of young immigrants from deportation.

“Protest organizers said before the event the lawmakers planned to get arrested.”

What we’ve got here is a symbolic act by three members of Congress who chose to behave like simpletons.

President Trump was not present, and no doubt could not care less about their protest. And it’s clear the Democratic Party is out of ideas.

The disposition of the charges against these three lawmakers is hardly likely to make the news, and will certainly not go down as a famous case in the history of American jurisprudence.